Thebes Collection (page 6)

Queen Makeres expedition to East Africa - reliefs carved at Der-el-Bahri, Thebes, Egypt, 1905. Stereoscopic card. Detail. From a series called Egypt Through the Stereoscope, text by James H Breasted

Buried for ages - colonnaded terraces of the temple at Der-el-Bahri, Thebes, Egypt, 1905. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
Buried for ages - colonnaded terraces of the temple at Der-el-Bahri, Thebes, Egypt, 1905. Stereoscopic card. Detail. From a series called Egypt Through the Stereoscope, text by James H Breasted

Painted tomb chamber hewn in the rock of the cliffs at Thebes, Egypt, 1905. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
Painted tomb chamber hewn in the rock of the cliffs at Thebes, Egypt, c1900. A detail of a stereoscope card and text from a series called Egypt Through the Stereoscope by James H Breasted

Looking south over the Theban plain and Temples of Medinet Habu, Egypt, 1905. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
Looking south over the Theban plain and Temples of Medinet Habu, Egypt, 1905. Here at our feet are a few of the tombs [of Medinet Habu]

View of Thebes and the colossi of Memnon, as seen from the Ramesseum, Egypt, 1905. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
View of Thebes and the colossi of Memnon, as seen from the Ramesseum, Egypt, 1905. Here at our feet, as we stand upon the higher roof of the central aisle of the Ramesseum

Colossal Memnon statues at Thebes, Egypt, 1905. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
Colossal Memnon statues at Thebes, Egypt, 1905. Here once stood a noble temple erected by Amenophis III, and the two colossal statues adorned its front. Stereoscopic card. Detail

Great war reliefs sculptured in the wall at Karnak Temple, Thebes, Egypt, 1905. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
Great war reliefs sculptured in the wall at Karnak Temple, Thebes, Egypt, 1905. In three rows, one above the other, Sethos I, the father of Ramses II

The tallest obelisk in Egypt, in the temple at Karnak, Thebes, Egypt, 1905. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
The tallest obelisk in Egypt, in the temple at Karnak, Thebes, Egypt, 1905. As it now stands, the great obelisk is 97.5 feet high and 8.5 feet square at the base, being the largest now in Egypt

Plants and animals brought from Syria by the Pharaohs, temple of Karnak, Egypt, 1905. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
Plants and animals brought from Syria by the Pharaohs, temple of Karnak, Egypt, 1905. We are in a chamber just north of the holy of hours built by Thutmosis III in the rear of the temple

Middle aisle of the great hall and obelisk of Thutmosis I, temple at Karnak, Thebes, Egypt, 1905. The first two columns, one on each side, have been repaired at some period with rough masonry

Looking across the Sacred Lake to the great temple at Karnak, Thebes, Egypt, 1905. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
Looking across the Sacred Lake to the great temple at Karnak, Thebes, Egypt, 1905. This sacred lake, now the wallowing pool for the buffalos of the neighbouring peasantry

The famous colonnade in the great Temple at Karnak, Thebes, Egypt, 1905. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
The famous colonnade in the great Temple at Karnak, Thebes, Egypt, 1905. There are in all 132 of these columns, built of drum-shaped sections and arranged in sixteen rows

Avenue of sacred images after excavation, Karnak, Thebes, Egypt, c1900. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
Avenue of sacred images after excavation, Karnak, Thebes, Egypt, 1905. It was Ramses II who erected this splendid avenue of sphinxes, or really of rams, though they are often called sphinxes

Excavating an avenue to the Temple of Karnak, Thebes, Egypt, 1905. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
Excavating an avenue to the Temple of Karnak, Thebes, Egypt, 1905. This scene furnishes us another good example of the way in which the rubbish and debris of fallen houses collect before

The entire length of the gigantic Temple of Karnak, Thebes, Egypt, 1905. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
The entire length of the gigantic Temple of Karnak, Thebes, Egypt, 1905. The modest chapel of Amon, built here by the kings of the twelfth dynasty

Grand avenue approaching the Temple of Karnak, Thebes, Egypt, 1905. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
Grand avenue approaching the Temple of Karnak, Thebes, Egypt, 1905. The soldiers of Assyria in plundering bands have marched down this avenue. Persian hordes have swarmed through it

The obelisk of Rameses II and front of Luxor Temple, Thebes, Egypt, 1905. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
The obelisk of Rameses II and front of Luxor Temple, Thebes, Egypt, 1905. This obelisk before us, like the temple pylon, was erected by Rameses II

The Temple of Luxor, Thebes, Egypt, c1900. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
The Temple of Luxor, Thebes, Egypt, c1900. Stereoscopic card. Detail. From a series called Egypt Through the Stereoscope, text by James H Breasted

The Moslem mosque in the court of Luxor Temple, Thebes, Egypt, 1905. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
The Moslem mosque in the court of Luxor Temple, Thebes, Egypt, 1905. On the right are the superb columns of Amenhotep IIIs unfinished hall

Across the plain of Thebes and past the Memnon statues from the cliffs, Egypt, 1905. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
Across the plain of Thebes and past the Memnon statues from the cliffs, Egypt, 1905. The city which once stood below us rose to a splendour and magnificence unknown before

Hall of Columns, Karnak, Egypt, 1908-1909
The Great Hypostyle Hall of Karnak, Egypt, 1908-1909. From Penroses Pictorial Annual 1908-1909, An Illustrated Review of the Graphic Arts, volume 14

Ruins, Thebes, Egypt, 1893. Artist: John L Stoddard
Ruins, Thebes, Egypt, 1893. Illustration from Portfolio of Photographs of Famous Cities, Scenes and Paintings, (The Werner Company, Chicago, c1893)

Avenue of Sphinxes, Karnak, Egypt, 1893. Artist: John L Stoddard
Avenue of Sphinxes, Karnak, Egypt, 1893. Illustration from Portfolio of Photographs of Famous Cities, Scenes and Paintings, (The Werner Company, Chicago, c1893)

Scenes of battle and the chase carved on a wall at Medinet Habu, Thebes, Egypt, 1905. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
Scenes of battle and the chase carved on a wall at Medinet Habu, Thebes, Egypt, 1905. At the top of the wall in hieroglyphics over two feet high

View from the Ramesseum southeast over the plain of Thebes, Egypt, 1905. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
View from the Ramesseum southeast over the plain of Thebes, Egypt, 1905. The Pharaohs of the New Kingdom no longer built pyramids, but hewed out vast tombs in a valley behind yonder cliff, and here

The Temple of Luxor, Egypt, 1905. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
The Temple of Luxor, Egypt, 1905. Stereoscopic card. Detail. From a series called Egypt Through the Stereoscope, text by James H Breasted

Egyptian troops at Karnak, Egypt 1889. A print from The Illustrated London News, 16th February 1889

The Land of Egypt, 1862. Artist: M Jackson
The Land of Egypt, 1862. The Colossi of Memnon at Thebes are monumental Ancient Egyptian seated statues of Pharaoh Amenhotep III. A print from The Illustrated London News, (19 April 1862)

Thepu, mother of Nebamun of Thebes, ca 1390-1353 B. C Artist: Ancient Egypt
Thepu, mother of Nebamun of Thebes, ca 1390-1353 B.C.. Found in the collection of the Brooklyn Museum, New York

Amphion builds the walls of Thebes by the music of his violin, 1655. Artist: Michel de Marolles
Amphion builds the walls of Thebes by the music of his violin, 1655. A plate from Michel de Marolless Tableaux du Temple des Muses, Paris, 1655. Found in the collection of Jean Claude Carriere

Bell idol, Ancient Greek, c700 BC. The work of Theban potters of the Late Geometric period, in ancient Boeotia.From the Louvre, Paris

Amphion, 1615. Artist: Leonard Gaultier
Amphion, 1615. Amphion and Zethus (also Zethos), in ancient Greek mythology, were the twin sons of Zeus by Antiope. They are important characters in one of the two founding myths of the city of

Evadne, 1615. Artist: Leonard Gaultier
Evadne, 1615. A daughter of Iphis and wife of Capaneus, with whom she gave birth to Sthenelus. Her husband was killed by a lightning bolt at the siege of Thebes

Purification of Mummies, detail from a temple wall painting, Thebes, Egypt

Drinking from the River, temple wall painting, Thebes, Egypt

Inspecting the Fields, 1350 BC. Fragment of wall painting from the tomb of Nebamun, British Museum

Africans bearing gold, c1400 BC. Fragment of painted plaster from the tomb of Sebekhotep, British Museum

Chapel Interior, Nobles Playing Chess, Thebes, Egypt. Wall painting of two Egyptian nobles playing a board game

Deir el-Medineh, Luxor, Thebes, Egypt, (20th Century). Wall painting detail

Pharaoh Seti, Capture of Slaves, Luxor, Egypt

Chapel Interior, Anubis, Thebes, Egypt

Wall Painting, Detail, Servant with Offerings, Chapel of Menna, Thebes

Wall Painting, Detail, Group of Musicians, Tomb of Nakht, Thebes. Located within the Temple of Amon, Egypt

Wall Painting, Detail of The Deceased Couple, Tomb of Nakht, Thebes. Located within the Temple of Amon, Egypt

Wall Painting, Tomb of Nefertiti, Thebes, Egypt. Nefertiti was the Great Royal Wife of the Egyptian Pharaoh Amenhotep IV

Egyptian Tomb, Procession of the Crown, Thebes, Egypt

Cover of the coffin of Tutankhamen, burial chamber, tomb of Tutankhamen, Thebes, 18th Dynasty. Gold inlaid with enamel and semiprecious stone

Gateway to the Temple complex of Karnak, Luxor, Egypt, 20th century
One of the doors of the Karnak Temple, Luxor, Egypt, 20th century. The gateway was built by Ptolemy III in the 3rd century BC although the temple itself is older

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